I absolutely love spaghetti with tomatoes and garlic in the summer when tomatoes are plentiful. With just a few ingredients, you can whip up a delicious meal for one in minutes, or serve the pasta on a large platter for a few people. In fact, my daughter requested this dish for her family birthday dinner! This week, I picked up some glossy black ... Read More
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Grilled Tuna Salad Niçoise with Potato Chips
Grilled Tuna Salad Niçoise with potato chips is a loose interpretation of one of my favourite French dishes, which originates from Nice. A traditional Salad Niçoise reflects the cuisine of Provence, with raw vegetables from the market. Regional variations include fava beans or artichokes, potatoes, boiled eggs and leaves, such as ... Read More
Tomato and Olive Salad with Roasted Onions and Thyme
Tomato and olive salad with roasted onions and thyme was borne out of a need to come up with something quickly because I feared I didn't have enough to feed my guests. A friend of mine has a wonderful expression: "maximum impact for minimum effort." With just a few ingredients, this salad does just that, with juicy, ripe baby tomatoes, black ... Read More
Chilled Roasted Tomato and Capsicum Soup
Chilled roasted tomato and capsicum is perfect for a light meal on a hot day. I often use nuts in soups as they give the soup a lovely creamy texture (without the cream), and they tend to make the soup a bit more filling. I also like to make my own chicken stock, either with chicken carcasses from the butcher, or with the leftover frozen bones of a ... Read More
Romesco Sauce with Smoked Paprika
Romesco sauce with smoked paprika is one of the most delicious sauces I've ever eaten. There is something about the sweet capsicums, the tart tomatoes, the caramelised garlic, all blended together with roasted nuts, smoked paprika and sharp vinegar that makes it irresistible! Did you know that the sauce originates from Catalonia in Spain? It was ... Read More
Amanda’s Gazpacho
Returning from our beach holiday to Sydney, the oppressive heat made me feel lethargic and I absolutely did not want to eat anything hot. I had neither the time nor the inclination to do a grocery shop after the drive home, so I had to make to with the slim pickings that I’d brought back in the car with me.I did have some homemade ... Read More
Watermelon and Tomato Salad with Pistachios, Feta and Mint
Welcome to my first blog post of 2020. We’re on holidays at Hyams Beach on the south coast of NSW. It’s a magical place on the edge of Jervis Bay, completely surrounded by national park. This is my favourite two weeks of the year, just before school starts back, when everyone does whatever they feel like, whether it’s an early morning walk and a ... Read More